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Exercises

3 1 Match the words in the list on the left with their partner on the right.
1 a stroke lightning
2 a shower ----'-,
coal
3 an article grass
4 a lump ::zs
5 a flash \ f O
6 a blade clothing
7 an item thunder
8 a rumble luck

Change the uncountable nouns to countable nouns in the following sentences by using either
a bit/piece of or one of the more specific words listed in B opposite.
Example: Could you buy me some bread, please? Could you buy me a loaf of bread, please?
1 My mother gave me some advice which I have always remembered.
2 Suddenly the wind almost blew him off his feet.
3 We had some terribly windy weather last winter.
4 Would you like some more toast?
5 He never does any work at all in the house.
6 Let's go into the garden - I need some fresh air.
7 I can give you some important information about that.
8 We could see smoke hovering over the city from a long way away.
9 There is some interesting new equipment in that catalogue.
10 1 need to get some furniture for my flat.

30.3 Use words from C opposite to fit the clues for the puzzle below.
1 The government announced a state
of ................. after the earthquake.
2 My granny wouldn't be in such a bad state of
................ now if she hadn't smoked all her life.
3 We fell in love with the house although it
was in a dreadful state of.. ...............
4 We are still in a state of ................ as to
who has won the election.
5 Although this is supposed to be an
affluent society, more people are living in
a state of. ............... here now than for
the last 50 years.

Make up a puzzle of your own like the one above using the language practised in this unit. If
possible, test a friend.

Now decide who or what might be in the following states and write your own sentences
using these expressions.
1 chaos 2 flux 3 confusion 4 tension

(See also Unit 32 for more weather words.)

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